[ros-dev] serial driver bug

[Royce Mitchell III]

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> Existing infrastructure doesn't create any symbolic links to com 
> port.(At least on my machine...)
> So, I can't see how we can break things by creating "COM1" alias for 
> COM1.
> COM3 and COM4 aliases still point to COM1 and COM2, and this can 
> really break debug output and serial mouse.
> Just renaming symbolic links can't solve the problem. In my opinion, 
> the right solution is to disable COM1 and COM2 at all,
> and make COM3 and COM4 symbolic links point to real COM3 and COM4. So, 
> I will be able to hack on serial driver
> without touching debug output :)
>
I've got a machine at work with... hmm... 6 or 8 serial ports... 
something like that... I'd be happy to test it if somebody thinks it's 
ready. If you want I'll give you details on exactly what hardware it is 
when I get there today.